To mark the University’s commitment to Indigenous education, the Faculty has proudly launched an innovative new Indigenous Studies major offering students the opportunity to engage with and learn about Indigenous Australia.

Welcome to the second edition of ACCORD for 2016.

To mark the University’s commitment to Indigenous education, the Faculty has proudly launched an innovative new Indigenous Studies major offering students the opportunity to engage with and learn about Indigenous Australia.

Over the next couple of months we have many great events lined up – the first event that I would like to share with you is the Sydney Writers’ Festival, which will be held at Walsh Bay from 16-22 May. As a proud Major Partner, we are excited to be co-hosting a special on-campus event with Sydney Ideas featuring the renowned international author and philosopher, Julian Baggini. The Festival will also feature a number of our academics and alumni, including Megan Mackenzie in Do Women Belong on the Frontline?, Christopher Neff on The Shark Attack Myth and Beth Yahp on Eating Dim Sum.

The second of our Insights 2016 lectures will be held in June and will be hosted by Professor Yixu Lu from the School of Languages and Cultures. We hope you will join Professor Lu as she discusses China through European eyes.

Later this year, the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies (formerly Women’s Studies) will celebrate its 25th anniversary, bringing together past students, academics and friends of the Department at a special alumni reunion event – more details to come. We hope to see many of our alumni there!

If you’re interested in attending this special event or would like to reconnect with the Department, please get in touch with our Faculty’s Alumni Engagement team.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences launches an innovative and engaging new Indigenous Studies major. Read the full article.

Sydney Writers' Festival special discount for Alumni!

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is thrilled to be a Major Partner of Sydney Writers' Festival - our fifth year of sponsorship and our biggest yet! This May 16-22 will see 41 of our staff and alumni speaking at one of Sydney's most exciting cultural events.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is thrilled to be a Major Partner of Sydney Writers' Festival - our fifth year of sponsorship and our biggest yet! This May 16-22 will see 41 of our staff and alumni speaking at one of Sydney's most exciting cultural events. We are proud partners of the Curiosity Lecture Series which is one of the main draw cards down at the Walsh Bay festival precinct, where a bespoke video of our Masters of Creative Writing will feature on the big screens. We are also hosting a special Sydney Ideas event on campus with British philosopher Julian Baggini details of which can be found here.

This year we have an exclusive University of Sydney discount code available to alumni, so don't miss out on seeing some of the world's most exciting authors this May! Be sure to include the code SPONS16USYD when booking tickets *please note that discount varies depending on venue

Four hundred years after Shakespeare’s death, an online game developed by the University of Sydney is using the playwright’s best-known works to challenge traditional approaches to learning and teaching. Read the full article.

Enhance your outlook through our Social and Political Sciences postgraduate program

In this edition we focus on two of our accomplished Gender and Cultural Studies graduates, Tessa Boyd-Caine and Will Tregoning, in the lead up to celebrating the Departments 25th Anniversary. The University is commemorating this milestone on the 8 November with a celebration of this discipline. Tessa and Will share with us memories from their time at the University of Sydney and reflect on their careers. Read the full article.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences recently hosted the 50 year reunion for the Economics Honours class of 1966. Read the full article.

Alumna's teen tales urge new generation to seize the future

Master of Media Practice graduate Sarah Ayoub is a journalist-turned-novelist whose high school stories are connecting with young Australians. Read the full article here.

Alumni open their homes to new students

Welcome to Sydney is a program that connects international students with alumni. The program involves alumni hosting and sponsoring gatherings for international students. This is an opportunity for students to meet some new people and visit some of the places that make Sydney one of the best cities in the world.

Welcome to Sydney is a program that connects international students with alumni. The program involves alumni hosting and sponsoring gatherings for international students. This is an opportunity for students to meet some new people and visit some of the places that make Sydney one of the best cities in the world.

If you are interested in hosting a group of our international students at a Welcome to Sydney event then please visit the alumni website and contact Kate Macfarlane, Manager of Alumni Engagement for more information.

University of Sydney Arts and Social Sciences Alumni and Friends Association

Please join the University of Sydney Arts and Social Sciences Alumni and Friends Association for a General Meeting on Tuesday 5 July. At this general meeting, we will propose to formally dissolve the Association. This proposed decision is supported by the Arts and Social Sciences Alumni and Friends Association Executive Committee.

Please join the University of Sydney Arts and Social Sciences Alumni and Friends Association for a General Meeting on Tuesday 5 July.At this general meeting, we will propose to formally dissolve the Association. This proposed decision is supported by the Arts and Social Sciences Alumni and Friends Association Executive Committee.

On the recommendation of the Association’s Executive Committee any remaining funds will be used to provide support for our students under the auspices of the Dean’s Scholarship Fund.

This funding will continue to honour the history and significant contribution of the Arts Alumni Association.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences firmly believes in celebrating the achievements made by our alumni. Everyone has a story to tell, and we would like to hear yours. Your story can be as simple as a photograph and a short paragraph that describes your achievements, activity or experience that has made a difference. Click here to share your story with us.

The Huffington Post and ABC Radio National interviewed Professor Carole Cusack from the Department of Studies in Religion about the religious origins of Easter and the ritual of exchanging chocolate eggs. The Times of India also quoted Professor Cusack about the reason behind eggs being associated with Easter.

The World Today on ABC Radio National reported experts weighed in on the impact of Sydney’s lockout laws during a panel discussion at the University of Sydney. Associate Professor Kane Race from the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies was quoted.

China.org quoted Associate Professor Jingdong Yuan from the Centre for International Security Studies about a US State Department poll conducted in relation to the Northern Territory state government's deal to lease Darwin port to Chinese firm Landbridge.

Join renowned UK philosopher and author, Julian Baggini, in a revealing conversation about free will based on his latest book Freedom Regained. This conversation will focus on the importance of personal freedom in today’s world.

Join renowned UK philosopher and author, Julian Baggini, in a revealing conversation about free will based on his latest book Freedom Regained. This conversation will focus on the importance of personal freedom in today’s world.

This is a Sydney Writers’ Festival event co-presented with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Join us on Wednesday 18 May to find out about our wide range of master’s and PhD degrees, research scholarships and how to apply.

Join us on Wednesday 18 May to find out about our wide range of master’s and PhD degrees, research scholarships and how to apply.

Event detailsWhen: Wednesday 18 May, 4.30-7pmWhere: Quadrangle, the University of SydneyMore information: To find out more or to register, visit the University website.

Insights 2016: Lecture series

The Faculty would like to invite alumni, colleagues and friends to the 2016 Insights Lecture Series presented by six new professorial appointments. Join Professor Yixu Lu for the second lecture of the series as she discusses China through European eyes (1700-1900).

The Faculty would like to invite alumni, colleagues and friends to the 2016 Insights Lecture Series presented by six new professorial appointments. Join Professor Yixu Lu for the second lecture of the series as she discusses China through European eyes (1700-1900).

When: Thursday 16 June, 6.15pm Where: General Lecture Theatre, Quadrangle - Refreshments will be served in the Nicholson Musuem from 5.30pmCost: $10 per lectureBookings:Book online hereMore information: Visit the Faculty website to see the full program.

The twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet introduce twenty-four stories of transformation and metamorphosis from Greek and Roman history and mythology using objects from across the collections of the University of Sydney. Find out more here.

This exhibition of works by Dušan Marek at the Sydney University Gallery is the first retrospective since his death in 1993. It focuses upon the period after 1960, and reveals Marek the painter, the filmmaker, the artist with a predilection for blurring boundaries and allowing his creativity to embrace many media. Find out more here.

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